Indiana § 3-11-8-7 - Preparation of polls for election
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§ 3-11-8-7. Preparation of polls for election
Sec. 7. In preparing the polls for an election, the county election board shall:
(1) have placed within the room a railing separating the part of the room to be occupied by the precinct election board from that part of the room to be occupied by the ballot card voting systems, electronic voting systems, and the three (3) or more booths or compartments for marking paper ballots, whenever either or two (2) of these voting systems are used;
(2) ensure that the portion of the room set apart for the precinct election board includes a designated area before the voter approaches the precinct election board at which each voter appears for challenge; and
(3) provide a method or material for designating the boundaries of the chute, such as a railing, rope, or wire on each side, beginning a distance equal to the length of the chute (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-21) away from and leading to the door for entering the room in which the election is held.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-17(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.253; P.L.69-2003, SEC.4; P.L.221-2005, SEC.65; P.L.64-2014, SEC.44; P.L.74-2017, SEC.49; P.L.278-2019, SEC.69; P.L.186-2025, SEC.22.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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